Gov. Rick Perry’s Lust for Life

Now we all know that Gov. Perry is pro-life…goes without saying…but during the last Republican debate Rep. Michell Bachmann came out swinging about his attempted mandate for immunizing teen girls against HPV. Gov. Perry defended himself by saying: “At the end of the day, this was about trying to stop a cancer. At the end [...]

Donald Driver’s open letter to Green Bay Packers fans

Upon breaking the team record for most yards by a receiver, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver penned a tremendously classy open letter to fans of the team.

September 18, 2011

 

To my family, the Packers organization, current and former teammates, friends and all of Packers Nation,

 

THANK YOU for the opportunity [...]

Troy Davis

I am not going to get into the detailed case of Troy Davis, you can read more here. Troy Davis is scheduled to get executed in Georgia soon, despite the fact that all signs point to his probable innocence. Today he was DENIED his last chance at clemency.

Davis was convicted of murdering Georgia [...]

Fantasy Island

It appears that even though Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaiz are no longer with us, it appears there is a new fantasy island located somewhere on Jackson Road in Whitewater, WI.

Recently some protestors in Madison, dumped beer all over well known Hingst Robin Vos. This sparked massive fake outrage on the rightm the [...]

The Myth of Education “Reform”

My LTE made the Cap Times website, in a slightly edited version. Here is the full letter(with links):

Now that school has resumed, it is time for a summer refresher course. While many people were enjoying their summer vacation, the Governors “budget repair” bill went into effect. Which means that everyone who works in [...]

Paul Ryan: tax increase on rich is “class warfare” but tax increase on the middle class is okay

So apparently Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin’s first Congressional district supports tax increases after all, so long as those tax increases target the middle class and not the rich: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Sunday that House Republicans would oppose President Barack Obama’s payroll tax cuts for both employers and employees, arguing [...]

Tommy Thompson for U.S. Senate? “Hell no!” say Tea Party supporters

Watch as Tea Party supporters make it crystal clear what they think of former Governor Tommy Thompson’s U.S. Senate candidacy. Thompson, who was elected to an unprecedented four terms as Governor of Wisconsin, will no doubt face daunting opposition from the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party now that he has formalized his U.S. [...]